There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples. In 2001 the Freie Liste, one of the three political parties in the country, worked on a draft for a same-sex partnership law. The paper was accepted by the Liechtenstein Parliament and given to the government to give a statement about it. The proposed Registered Partnership Bill was rejected by the Parliament in summer 2003. A new proposal by the Freie Liste was adopted by the Liechtenstein parliament with an overwhelming majority on 24 October 2007. The Liechtenstein government is expected to introduce a civil union law early 2008.

The penal code includes same-sex domestic partners in the definition of 'next of kin'.